Topic: Sighting the moon In ramadan Posted: 20 September 2005 at 6:05am

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Moon Sighting Possibility Diagrams:

"Science can not only calculate the birth of the new moon, it can also
calculate the “probable” sighting and the part of Earth where the first
sighting will be possible if the horizon is clear. It must be noted
that even though birth of the new moon can be calculated with great
precision different criteria are used for calculating the possible
sighting and there is no standard method.

These sighting possibility diagrams are regularly published by Her
Majesty’s Nautical Almanac Office and can be of great significance in
determining the birth and placement of the crescent."

The Blue, Green up to the dark red in these diagrams show the location
for the strongest
posibilty of sighting the moon in the world at that date. The colours
past the red indicate a less chance of seeing the moon in that region.

These diagrams are
scientific calculation where the moon will be visible, it should be
noted that in Islam a visual sighting is a must so these diagrams are
used as an aid to help with accuracy in reporting the sighting.

Sighting Possibilities for Ramadan 1426

The birth of moon is on Monday October 3, 2005 at 10:28 Universal
Time. On Oct 3, this moon is going to be 15 hours old on West coast of
USA, and still impossible to see because it is in the Southern
Hemisphere. It is too low on the horizon in North America and will set
in 5 to 14 minutes after sunset. It cannot be seen in North America, it
cannot be seen in Eastern part of the world on October 3. On October 4,
it will be visible in most of the world except most of Asia and Europe,
where it will be 24 to 31 hours old and less than 2 degrees above the
horizon, still not visible. In Europe and most of Asia, it can be seen
even on October 5, when it will be 48 to 55 hours old. Accordingly, the
first day of Ramadan will be on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 for most of
the world, Insha-Allah.

Visibility Curve on October 3, 2005

Visibility Curve on October 4, 2005

These are also of interest as they establish a track record for the year.

The Geocentric New Moon will occur Inshallah on Tuesday 4th October
2005, at 08:28, Australian Eastern Standard Time. On this day it is
either impossible or not possible to see the NEW crescent from almost
all parts of the world. (At the best of locations, the moon will only
be around 10hours from New Moon. The earliest possible sighting of the
crescent is around 14 hours, and the average is post 18 hours from the
new moon).

The only location which has a possibility to see the
crescent (with optical aid) on Tuesday 4th October is the western parts
within the Pacific Ocean. While on the next day, Wednesday 5th October
2005 the visibility of the NEW crescent could be seen by naked eye (or
still by optical aid only) from Australia, Southern Asia, Northern
Africa and USA.

According to the actual sighting of the crescent, the 1st of Ramadhan should Insha Allah be on Wednesday 5th October 2005
in Australia. However, there is a slight possibility that the crescent
may not be sighted, causing the 1st of Ramadhan to be on 6th.

Insha allah sighting of the new moon on the 4th will take place, slight corection above there was a typo in the dates.

Edited by rami

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